Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-02
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Prot. Spencer F. Baird of the United States
FISH Commission, died at WOOdhal, Mass
| Friday afternoon
The race between the Galatea and Daunt-
less, at Halifax, n. S, ended Friday after
noon at 8 O'Clock, the Galatea winning.
| The Hon. George NJ. Stearns, United
States District ATTORNEY for Massachusetts
has sent his resignation to the Prsident
Michael Haugh and Ferdinand Lindeman
boodler contractors of Cincinnati. connected
with the intlrmary steal, were sent to the
penitentiary Friday.
The family of C. O'Brien, of Elkhart. Ind.
were chloroformed early Friday morning by
burglars, who removed AL the jewelry in the
house.
J. D. Baston, Of Peoria, III, was found
dead In a Detroit, Mich, saloon Friday. He
| had been drinking heavily for some time
| On his person we're found many valuable
diamonds
John Gamble Of Hartland, Wis, tried In
| kill rattlesnake Thursday, and is now in a
very critical condition, the reptile having
bitten him on the hand 1t il not thought ho
can recover.
The steamer Atlas collided with tn.
schooner Lizzie Wilson Of Barnegat. n J
| Thursday. The sailing vessel went down
Immediately, and the wife and daughter OF
| the captain and two seamen were drownoI
While the steamer Trave was LANDING at
HobOksn, N. j., this morning, her bow
! swung around and crashed into the pier
portion of which fell upon the ship A num-
| Der Of passengers were injured, several per
hRps fatally
The Captain of the Bear wrote to his
brother, the Rev. Father P. F. Healv a dav
or no ago, stating the cutter had been beached
and repaired, and was on her way north. in
excellent shape. This successfully refutas
| the rumor Of her loss
At New London, Conn, Friday, Chas p.
Miller, the well-known New York LAWYER
| and his wife, died Of pneumonia. Mr.. Miller
was attacked by the disease about Aug. l. his
wife q week later, and the deaths occurred
very short time of each other
Prince Ferdinand is at Sofia, but can get
no prominent Bulgarians to accept places In
his Cabinet
| Violet Cameron has commenced an action
at law to bring about separation from her
husband, Debensaude
! All the Republican candidates for the nli-
nois GovernOrship will make speeches at the
McHenry county Qll.) fair
! Gen John c. Black, Commissioner of PEN
nons, Is seriously ill with infammatory
rheumatism at Weirs, N. III.
Tuesday night an old man, whose name IL
supposed to be 5. r. Gibson, committed sui
eide in Lincoln, Ill, by taking rat poison.
A stable at the Latonia, KY, fair grounds
took fire early Wednesday morning, and two
valuable horses, Billy Rogers and Paragraph,
were roasted.
the Circuit court in Salem, ILL.,, yesterday
charged with embezzlement, was sentenced
TO the penitentiary for two years
The Argentine Republic is placing q per
cent loan Of 1921 900 pesos on the Berlin
bourse at %, and it is readily taken at 81. A
/ peso Is 4 English shillings, or about 81
Secretary Fairchild yesterday opened the
third lot Of proposals for the sale Of AZ per
cent bonds under the terms OF the recent
treasury circular. No award was made
G. w. Wilkins. the extensive boat-builder
Of Kitanning, Pa, estimated to be worth
tl00, 200, has made an assignment The
amount Of his liabilities Is not known yet
A new disease among cattle, which battles
tho veterinarians. has broken out at Gales
burg, III. Ten COWS out Of one herd died
Wednesday, and the malady is still spreading.
National wholesale druggists were in an
nual session at Boston, Mass, Wednesday,
and the absorption of all consistent associa-
tons OF the trade into one organization was
accomplished.
| Germany and France viii negotiate In the
matter OF the expulsion Of citizens OF the re-
spective countries from each others territory.
| II the negotiations fail there IL no doubt that
war will follow.
At Decatur, the Illinois Pharmaceutical
Association. Wednesday, elected Henry
Smith OF Decatur, president; J. T. Espey and
c. Hermann Plautz, Chicago, were respect
] lively elected vice president and member of
the executive committee.
In the Secretary of States Office at Spring-
field Ill. Wednesday, was discovered the or
iGio=i manuscript of the requisition by Presi-
dent Pierce on Gov. Mattsson for troops to 20
to Kansas The document WIS signed by
jefferson Davis as Secretary Of War.
There are sixteen -four mills in operation In
Minneapolis, Minn-, which are Handicapped 70
some extent by a shortage OF water power.
During the Last week they turned out III. 40
barrels OF hour, against 1860 bar1e.s the
previous week. Exports last week, s., 40
barrels; receipts Of wheat, a., 40 bushels.
A three days encampnent OF the old sol
diars Of La Sale and adj oininZ counties wa.
begun ct Ottawa, Ill. yesterday. Col Ralph
Plumb presented q headquarters Gag to the
| Reunion Association A night battle wal
fought last evening on the bluffs Of the LII
nois and wAs witnessed by thousands Of spsc-
| tAtorA
DESTITUTE NEGRoEA